Press Statements
PUCL Maharashtra Statement Condemning the Communal Violence in Nagpur Following an Organised Hate Campaign and Rallies for Removal of Aurangzeb’s Tomb in Khuldabad
30 Mar, 2025PUCL Maharashtra strongly condemns the communal violence that took place in Nagpur on March 17, 2025, and the consequent developments. The violence was preceded by communal tensions created across the state with hate speeches and calls to violence by political leaders, ministers and extremist groups such as Vishwa Hindu Parishad (...
PUCL condemns the targeting of comedian Kunal Kamra and the vandalism by Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) at The Habitat, Mumbai!
26 Mar, 2025Political satire is a constitutional right! ****** Punitive and Arbitrary demolitions as a form of punishment are an unconstitutional attempt to strangulate free speech ******* India is not an eggshell democracy and the right to freedom of speech and expression cannot be held hostage by lawless mobs! ******* The PUCL condemns the ...
PUCL Condemns the Ruthless crackdown against farmers at the Shambhu and Khanauri Borders
24 Mar, 2025PUCL strongly condemns the egregious actions perpetrated by the Punjab Police, under the directives of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, against the peaceful farmers protesting at Shambhu and Khanauri borders on March 19, 2025. This ruthless crackdown, marked by police high-handedness, arrests, and the destruction of protest s...
PUCL CONDEMNS HANDCUFFED DEPORTATION OF INDIANS FROM USA
22 Feb, 2025The Indian Government must Apologise to the migrants for the complicity of the Indian government in this inhumane treatment; and Compensate the migrants for their physical and mental suffering. Must make public the terms of the 2012 protocol with the U.S. regarding deportation procedures; and initiate its revision if it is not ...
Statement on the Stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela on 29th January, 2025
12 Feb, 2025PUCL demands that the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chaired by the PM, make public their assessment of causes of stampede and suggestion of measures to be taken to ensure similar disaster doesn’t occur in remaining 2 weeks of Kumbh Mela ending on Maha Shivaratri on 26th Feb.2025. PUCL intends to place evidence...
PUCL salutes the fight for justice led by Zakia Jafri (1939-2025) against the 2002 genocide in Gujarat
04 Feb, 2025Will continue to stand in solidarity with the struggles of other victims PUCL expresses its sorrow and anguish at the passing away of Zakia Jafri at the age of 86 on 1st February at Ahmedabad. Zakia Jafri was a brave fighter for justice for the victims of the Gujarat carnage of 2002 , against overwhelming odds. It is a sad comment...
PUCL expels R. Eswarraj, Haneef Saheb Pajapalla and Ajoy D’ Silva
05 Jan, 2025We herewith inform the Government officials, Bank officials, the District Collector and District Superintendent of Police and other officials, Media, as well as to bring the attention of the general public of Dakshina Kannada, to the findings of the National Enquiry Committee of the PUCL, which enquired into allegations against R....
PUCL's detailed response to the observations made by the Special NIA Court, Lucknow; against the PUCL and other Human Rights organisations
09 Jan, 2025FIR 60/2018; Case numbers 1049/2022, 1758/2022 and 2766/2022; Targeting human rights activism: Shocking comments by the NIA Court, Lucknow, against PUCL for promoting the constitutional values of ‘spirit of harmony’ and ‘brotherhood’. The PUCL hope that these prejudiced and invidious observations are suo motu expunged from...
PUCL Commentary: Lies, half truths and evasions: Amit Shah’s symbolic appropriation and material destruction of the Ambedkarite Constitution
25 Dec, 2024The statement by the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah during a debate in the Rajya Sabha marking 75 years of India’s Constitution, referencing Dr Ambedkar has given rise to a much needed debate on what Ambedkar means for contemporary India and the political forces who are seeking to appropriate his legacy? In the course of ...
PUCL condemns the unremitting persecution of well known fact-checker Mohammad Zubair
25 Dec, 2024Demands that the malicious and arbitrary prosecution be withdrawn The PUCL condemns the unremitting persecution of well known fact -checker Mohammad Zubair and his organisation, Atlnews. The latest FIR filed against him for merely tweeting and sharing publicly available videos of Yati Narsinghanand flies in the face of both la...